Zackary Arthur to Join Chloe Grace Moretz in Film Adaptation of THE 5TH WAVE

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Zackary Arthur will play Chloe Grace Moretz's younger brother in Sony's upcoming adaptation of Rick Yancey's sci-fi YA novel THE 5TH WAVE.

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An original approach to an alien invasion movie, the film will be directed by J Blakeson, with a screenplay by Susannah Grant, based on the book by Yancey. Graham King will produce through GK Films along with Tobey Maguire and Matthew Plouffe through his Material Pictures.

In this tense thriller, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, 16-year-old Cassie (Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother (Arthur). As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie meets a young man who may become her final hope.

Also in the cast are Nick Robinson (Jurassic World), Alex Roe, Maika Monroe and Live Schreiber.

Arthur has appeared in the short films Trust Me and Surviving A Funeral, as well as the TV series Transparent.

THE 5TH WAVE spent 20 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list and boasts 240,000 hardcover units sold, with 55,000 e-books sold. The novel was honored with the 2014 Red House Children's Book Award in the UK. The second book in Yancey's planned trilogy, The Infinite Sea, will be published on September 16, 2014.

Photo Credit: Kenneth Doin

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